Few pics for the faithful.........and of course, Mikey's favorite tree......these were taken at the British, Spanish and US Virgin Islands this past summer.......who is going to be the first to tell me what kind of fish are the ones without the head...the winner will most likely receive a fishing ride when he/she comes to vist Puerto Rico...........
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Hueso wrote:Carl.....it ranges from 70 to 80 F........year round
Sorry to hear that.
Someday I'll have to come down and help share your misery, till then I guess you'll just have to grin and bear it yourself, or wait for one of the faithfull.
JP, not Spanish. Spanish don't have stripes, just yellow spots. We do get them up here once in awhile. I missed the record by 2oz a few years back on 4lb test, okay more like 16 or 17 years ago. Either way they put up a great fight for their size, kind of like a Bonita.
Hueso,
Nice tree. I'm jealous. Close as I'm getting right now is riding herd on my home owners.
Don't believe this is what Vic or Andre would refer to as sucking head.
The fish? Edible! Right? Right? Oh, the scientific name? Uh, Uh, uh?
Mikey
3/18/1963 - -31-327 factory hardtop express, the only one left.
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My first guess would've been Cero... they're not Spanish. Spanish only have dots, But if several have already said Cero, with no awards issued by Mr.Hueso then I'ma gonna say they be:.... drumroll....
Sierra Mackerel???
( which I thought were only present in the pacific... Spanish & Cero are both in the Atlantic & Carib. )
Ummm..Hueso, how'd ya manage to get your Bertram inside a aquarium for that last shot??? J/K... I know firsthand that those lemon sharks are better viewed with an inch or two of lexan between the fish and you.
Buju, you are invited.........Sierra Mackarel.........lots of them down here from March through July.........and you got that right, the best way to see a lemon shark is through three inch and not two lexan between the both.....that was at Coral World in Saint Thomas...
Brew:
I was with the Mrs. and could not focus on those caribbean lobsters....sorry...
Buju, you are invited.........Sierra Mackarel.........lots of them down here from March through July
Sorry, Councilor, but Sierra it ain't...
Sierra's, (Scomberomorus sierra), are a Pacific fish and have a distinctively different appearance from the Cero. The fish you caught are most assuredly Cero Mackerel, (Scomberomorus regalis).
I understand that terminology is somewhat dependant on locality, (shucks, just look at what they call things in Coonassland), but scientifically correct is not changed by locality... Kingfish are a whole different species too and don't have any yellow markings on the lateral line.
Some of the confusion, especially in Spanish speaking areas, may come from the similar sound of the two names: Cero, Sierra, "Cierra", "Sero". Your fish are boys with an O, not girls with an A... 8^)
"The lateral line starts high on the shoulder, dips abruptly at mid-body and then continues as a wavy horizontal line to the tail. Coloration is olive on the back fading to silver with a rosy iridescence on the sides, fading to white on the belly."
I'll let you boys duke it out whilst I make good on my ill received award...
(Yep, I know they're Cero, but I also know in PR they call 'em Sierra instead)
SO, I'm packing my mask, long fins, and a few hawaiian slings... And I have a big appetite for roast pork, mango salsa, fried plantains, and cassava washed down with a stiff rum libation and topped off with a nice full flavored maduro... Whatt'ya think Hueso, can we work with this???